Palm oil

Palm oil is made out of palmitic acid. Palm oil is mostly used as a food ingredient and cooking oil. Palm oil is high in saturated fat and low in polyunsaturated fat so it promotes heart disease.
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Citations:
http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/p/chocolate.htm
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